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Senior Leaders: Understanding School Finance

Audience: Primary, Secondary
Single session
  • All

Brief overview

As an existing or new Senior Leader in a school, this is an opportunity to develop strategic leadership skills around financial management.

The day session covers:

  • financial leadership
  • financial management and accountability
  • budget planning
  • procurement
  • budget monitoring
  • benchmarking and fraud prevention.

A consultant Headteacher leads the sessions and brings a wealth of experience to the training.  There will be guest speakers on funding and counter fraud.

Delegates will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and exchange good practice. 

 

Learning outcomes

  • By the end of the course, delegates will have an appreciation of the key aspects of school funding, budget setting and monitoring.
  • Delegates will be aware of the financial controls and accountability in school for the head teacher and governors, to ensure that a school is financially well managed.
  • Able to interpret financial information based on reports provided in a school, to help make strategic decisions.
  • Understand the financial support and guidance available to schools.

Prices

Dates

  • Session - 14/11/2025 09:00  -  16:00

Event type

Face 2 Face

Address

The Education People
Unit 1
Papyrus Way
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 7GJ

Delivered by

  • Joanne Clark
  • Becky Weaver